Trousers



H. H. ENTZ. TROUSERS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17. ms.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY a Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

HARVEY H. ENTZ, or LEESBURG, FLORIDA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

Application filed June 17, 1918. Serial No. 240,466.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY HQ ENTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leesburg, in the county of Lake and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers,of-whichthe-following is a specification.

The invention has for its principal objectto preserve creases ingarments intended to maintain a fold or crease.

In its specific application the invention is intended for trousers so asto preserve the crease lines in the front and in the rear of the legmembers.

In accordance with the present invention thematerial is woven in amanner so that the portion intended to present the creases or fold ismade thicker than the remaining portion, the purpose being to ,preservethe crease line, and also to withstand the strain to which the creaseline portion is subjected. t

It is a matter of common knowledge that trousers bag at the knees afteracomparatively short period of service. This is due chiefly to the strainon the .fabric when the latter is stretched when the leg is bent, whenin a sitting posture. To give the trousers a neat andtidy appearance itis necessary to have the same tailored or pressed at frequent intervals.

The present invention relates chiefly to the method whereby the fabricduring the process of weaving is thickened along the crease line,whereby the same is enabled to withstand strain and thereby preventbagging at the knee and at the same time preserving the crease line andobviating the necessity for frequent pressing.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention,however, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meetdifferent conditions, various changesin the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thenature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

- In the drawing L Figure l-is afront' view of a pair of trousersembodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of fabric woven in accordancewith this in- "vention',

Fig. 3-is a transverse section of a trousers leg on the line 3-3 of Fig.1, showing the parts on a larger scale.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the several views of .the drawing by likereference characters.

Inasmuch as the invention is peculiarly adapted for trousers it is shownapplied in this connection, and in Fig. 1 the letter A designates a pairof trousers of ordinary construction but provided with crease portionsembodying the invention. The troul sers are constructed of materialembodying the invention and a portion of such material is indicated invFig. 2 in which 1 represents the material and 2 a thickened portion,which corresponds with the crease line 3 of the trousers.

During the weaving of the fabric 1. a narrow portion thereof is madeconsiderably thicker as indicated-at 2 and this thickened portioncoincides with the crease or fold of the trousers or other garmentformed from the fabric. It is to be understood that the fabric is wovenwith especial reference to its particular use so that unusual waste willbe prevented in the forming of the garment from the fabric. As iswellknown the leg "members of trousers are provided with front and rearcreasesas indicated at 3 in Fig. 3. The present invention contem-Iplates having the leg members of the trousers thickened along thecrease lines 3 so as to maintain the crease lines and preserve a neatandtidy appearance to the garment.

Trousers have the front portions subjected to unusual strain when inservice,

this being due to the stretching of the fabric over the knee when theleg is bent. By thickening the crease line portion the trousers leg isreinforced so as to withstand the strain, and as a result the creaseline is maintained. I

The foregoing description and'the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my inven- 2. As a new article ofmanufacture, trou' tion. what I claim as new and desire to sers havingthe crease lines of the leg memsecure by Letters Patent is hers woventhicker than the remaining por- 10 l. A garment having its fold orcrease tion of the fabric.

5 line reinforced and maintained by having In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature.

the fabric \voven thicker along a line 00in ciding with the said fold orcrease. I .HARVEY H. ENTZ.

